One of my coworkers really likes this place, so we come up here when she wants sushi. She usually suggests Yellow Tail. They have a variety of weekday lunch specials, all under $10 each, which we like to take advantage of. There are sushi specials (including sashimi and chirashi don), bento box specials, and combination hibachi specials. I usually go for the sushi specials, but on our last visit, decided to try one of their bento boxes ($7.95). You get the choice of two items (most are cooked) and I chose the katsu chicken and fish tempura. Both the chicken and fish were deep-fried, but the batter and texture of the skins were different. The chicken was crispy and more tasty while the fish was light and mild. The fish reminded me of a filet you can buy at the grocery store and bake yourself. Not bad, though. The bento box also comes with your choice of miso soup or house salad (with ranch or ginger dressing) and a small serving of white rice with sesame seeds sprinkled on top. The service was good and the servers were friendly. The food took a little while to come out, but understandable given what we ordered. Overall, the lunch specials here are a reasonable deal, especially if you aren't looking for anything heavy. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Lunch bento box with chicken katsu and fish tempura. - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

Ramen review: Tonkotsu ramen - solid example of the dish but not close to the upper tier of what's available in the Atlanta metro. Good noodles, lots of nori, fair-sized portion. On the negative side, the broth could be a lot richer, the two smallish slices of pork were underwhelming, only half a hard boiled egg (I like soft boiled) and it could have been served hotter (the ramen arrived very late after ordering even though the restaurant was not busy at all. I suspect my bowl had been sitting too long waiting to be served). Ramen is delivered with the soup spoon in the bowl but no small dish to set it aside while the chopsticks did their work. Server was friendly but maybe a bit distracted by phone and to-go orders. Not the best ambience but it was quiet. No loud music. Parking can be challenging during lunch rush. Yellow Tail is in a food-dominated strip mall. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Tonkotsu ramen - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

Meh+ The spring rolls were solid and frankly the sauce for them was awesome! After that, we hit what we shall call multiple "smell issues". As far as the sushi, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't fresh...you could smell it from the plate, yet was edible to most at the table. (Call it what you wish, if I can decently smell raw tuna, it doesn't hit my mouth). The miso soup had such a strong odor while we all tried it, only my daughter ate it - the rest of us struggled to get past the smell of something that has never had an odor. The flavor was very different than any other miso soup we've had, though I can't say it was "bad", it just wasn't miso soup. May or may not give it another shot some day - the portions were slightly better than average for the price, maybe it was a bad night. That said, it's sushi...it needs to be fresh. If you can smell cold, raw tuna/ salmon from the plate, and it gets worse when you get closer to your mouth, that kinda kills the intent. read more

It has been few years since I last saw Mr. Yamazaki (he left Umezono as the sushi chef, he told me that his background is "Youshoku" which is the western influenced style of Japanese food, so he went working for a Italian restaurant that specialize in home made pasta), the sushi chef at Sushi Yoko had told me that he is currently at Yellow Tail in Kennesaw. After a long day in Chattanooga for sight seeing, we decided to stop at Yellow tail to visit Mr. Yamazaki. He greeted me with a smile, he told me that we haven't seen each other in 4 years (I've know him for 15 years). I asked for "Omakase sushi" which is a chef 's choice, 18 piece nigiri-zushi and 2 rolls, quite nice for the two of us... Mr. Yamazaki the magician of sushi or more like a machine gun, while he casually talks to us in Japanese, matter of minutes he makes 18 piece nigiri, and 4 rolls to go for the take-out customer, but every piece is beautiful, no short cuts, it's like an art. event he rolls are picture perfect... a customer comes in and orders 2 orders of omakase with uni, he panics a little but within few minutes the order is out... and it looks beautiful on the plate. His Miso-soup, I missed his miso soup, broth made from shell-fish, nothing compares to his miso-soup (well... my mother and grandmother makes a mean miso-soup) We ordered "Kirin Beer" and ordered 2 more rolls and 4 piece nigiri, I believe "Shimesaba" seared mackerel shows the true talent of sushi chef (many non-Japanese owned restaurants tends to cheat and purchase pre-made shimesaba, store bought shimesaba usually sits in the vinegar too long, so the meat becomes tough, but if it's home made like Mr. Yamazaki's shimesaba is soft and melts in my mouth. He started talking to me about how he makes his curry, being he is a youshoku chef, I had to try his beef curry, but I ordered it to go. And also told me to try the katsu-don next time I come over. I had my magical reunion with Mr. Yamazaki and most delicious food, I thanked for his wonderful meals and left the restaurant. PS: Next day I had the curry for lunch at home, microwaved it, it was a very nice Japanese style thick curry with a little acid flavor from using fruits, It's not spicy like Indian, Japanese curries are tasty, mild and thick, great with hot steamed rice. I'm looking forward to the next visit to see him at Yellow Tail. read more

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Being frequent diners at their restaurant, Sake in Roswell, we were excited when the owners told us that they had begun an additional venture in Kennesaw. Yellow Tail is an upscale addition to the northwest suburbs of Atlanta. It offers and extensive sushi and Japanese menu, in addition to a full bar. Both food and beverages excel in quantity as well as quality and are very reasonably priced. They have lunch and dinner hours, and are closed on Sundays. Even though we live farther away, we will be frequent patrons of Yellow Tail. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

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Tried on Sunday. Not many rolls on lunch menu, then server said it was not lunch & gave us dinner menu. A few more, but only the std rolls. Not too creative. The service was fair. Our first server must have been new, b/c the other one took over. Not busy @ 3, but still slow. The hibachi dinner was good that our son had. Our sushi was OK. Seems like the sushi is not their main interest. The rainbow roll was good, but the spicy tuna wasn't. Maybe the other dishes are better.....could be a good place if service and food improved. read more

This restaurant is beautifully decorated. They have great service. I came here during lunch and got a great deal. For 9 dollars, I was able to get the sushi lunch which included miso soup or salad with 8 pieces of california roll, and chef's choice of 6 pieces of nigiri. I also wanted shrimp tempura. It was a dollar a piece. I wish I didn't because they were very bland even dipped in the sauce. I am happy to say that one piece of salmon nigiri is only $2. I will definitely come back read more

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Total waste of $40+ dinner. I'm all for second chances but there was just entirely too much wrong with the meal to consider ever going back again. This was our first (and last) experience at Yellow Tail. We picked this because we had recently received a menu and were pleasantly surprised that they have several ramen options. (We have been looking for a good ramen place in the area for quite some time.) Before deciding to order, we took time to read the reviews which are mixed at best. Being that we are from the Northeast we have had a wonderful variety of ethnic foods, ramen being a personal favorite. We ordered (2) Ton Katsu Ramen; (1) Chicken Kara-Age; and (1) Naruto roll. Ton Katsu Ramen: Menu Description: Pork based broth with bamboo shoots, seaweed, green onion, homemade roasted pork and roasted boiled egg. Most ramen broth is where all the flavor is held. My husband and I agreed this was the WORST ramen we have ever had. There was no flavor at all, NOTHING. There were four minuscule pieces of pork. Two of those pieces were 99% fat and the other two were small rectangles of what looked like LUNCHMEAT HAM FROM A CAN. The ramen had an overwhelming flavor of ginger (which you will notice is not included on the menu's description). The 1/2 boiled egg is standard, HOWEVER normally when one gets ramen the egg is very soft boiled and creamy. The eggs in Yellow Tail's ramen were fully boiled and had the "green" color around the yolk that usually means that the egg has been cooked and then refrigerated. Again, WORST. RAMEN. EVER. Chicken Kara-age: The chicken kara-age was meh. It had a very small bit of flavor but there was no breading and the chicken was rubbery and DARK DARK brown. It didn't look appetizing in the slightest. We've had chicken kara-age many times over at different restaurants over the years and never once was it served like this. Not to mention, an order is VERY small and was $7.50. Usually one could expect to spend $5-6 for an order of much better quality. To make it worse it was served with some type of mayonnaise, which has never been the case at any other restaurant. Yes, it should come with sauce, but not the mayo like glob that this one came with. Naruto roll: Menu Description: Naruto (No Rice) Cucumber roll with tuna salmon yellow tail crab avocado with ponzn sauce. Finally, I opted to also try a roll. Yet another bad choice. There was no sauce, no big deal. However despite having Tuna, Salmon, Yellow Tail, Crab and Avocado the roll had literally no taste whatsoever. How in the world a roll could contain that much raw fish and not have any taste is beyond my comprehension. I slathered the roll in wasabi just enjoy the taste of something. I'm not sure whether or not this place has been around long or if it is new, but I don't expect that we will go back. Perhaps they make good hibachi (which pretty much all tastes the same) which is also on their menu. In my opinion, whether they are new or have been around for some time, they really have to step up their food quality. read more

The food is great but oh my god they are so SLOW. Every time we order delivery we get our food at least an hour later than they say we'll get it. read more

Have eaten here a bunch of times, but not recently. Honestly, I'm surprised it's still in business. The service is terrible and slow even if they're not busy. It can be almost impossible to eat here within your lunch hour because of it. The last tuna roll I had was so salty I couldn't eat it - it was almost as if they had salted the fish to make it last longer. Yuck. read more

I have no idea why this place is listed as closed. We order from here all the time including tonight. Their menu is huge, and I always try to order something different. I haven't had anything not delicious yet! read more

Hmm really don't get the hype here, I got take out one day when I was having a huge sushi craving. I ordered the sushi combo, only to discover I got nigiri instead. It was ok but almost $12 for 4 ( maybe 5) peices of nigiri and the sadest looking salad ever ( see pic)..there are better values elsewere. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Sad salad - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

OMG, Kennesaw has a new sushi place and this one is actually GOOD! I've waited for what seems like forever for such a miracle. The interior is nice and modern, the staff very friendly. Unfortunately the table seating is one side communal bench, which I'm not a fan of. However, this place has never been too packed so it's not a huge deal. The menu hosts quite a variety of Japanese dishes and sushi choices. The sushi is definitely solid and the price is pretty decent. Nothing crazy special, but compared to ANY other sushi joint in the area this place really shines. read more

My boyfriend thinks its too pricey for what you get but I think I'm just happy Kennesaw has a more upscale sushi joint. (No disrespect to the local Ru Sans, Kiro, etc...but its nice to have a 15-20 unique rolls and not a page of 150+ rolls). Baked Crab roll was worth the 15* min suggested wait. I'll be back! read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - $2 chicken yakitori - per skewer... - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

My friend and I always meet some time around Christmas to exchange gifts, and this year we decided to have sushi. Since we both love trying different restaurants, we chose Yellow Tail since neither of us had been there. We went on one of the "snow storm" scare nights, so the place was practically deserted. I ordered green tea and loved the beautiful pot and cup the tea was served in. I'm accustomed to a plain stainless steel pot or just a single ceramic cup. The tea pot we received was very Teavana-esque. I think it made the tea taste better. Seriously. For dinner, I ordered based on the recommendation of our server. Of course, now I can't remember the name of my rolls, but I think my favorite one had "volcano" in the title. It came with a smoky flavored, orange mixture of seafood piled on top. It was delicious. I would love to go back and try some more options. Also a plus: the bathroom was really clean and close to the table. (I drank two pots of tea by myself.) read more

Maybe I caught them on a bad night, the service was really bad, wait staff was not very friendly (boarder line rude). The Rice in a side dish was overcooked and mushy, the rice in the sushi was dry and crunchy in parts, rolls fell apart and were hard to eat. I don't think I'll go back. read more

This was my first visit to Yellow Tail and I came with my son who has been here many times. Both dishes we ordered were decent, the prices were ok, the waitress was very attentive. My only issue is the time it took to get out meal.....42 min from when we ordered and there was only one other couple in the restaurant. My son said it's usually slow like that. As my first impression of the place was good, I'll revisit, but when I have the extra time. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Yammi Roll: Jalapeños with crab meat and cream cheese. - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

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My wife and I just made our second visit to Yellow Tail last night. I'll say that both experiences ended up being a bit different from one another. I'll start with the overall positives about Yellow Tails. Firstly, service has been good, the staff is friendly, and the food always comes out very quickly. They have a good variety of rolls to choose from, and the rolls aren't as expensive as I've seen at many other sushi restaurants. Now, if I had reviewed this place immediately after my first visit, it would easily have scored a 4 (in line with all of the other Yelpers). The fish was incredibly fresh, and everything tasted as good as I've had anywhere else. We had several rolls, and enjoyed all of them. What really stood out to use was the size of their (non-roll) sushi. They placed a rather thick slice of fish over a smaller bit of rice. What was really nice was that the fish actually extends well over the size of the rice. The sushi is expensive, but we thought (at the time) that given the size and freshness, it was more than worth the price. However, my tune has changed a bit after our second visit. Last night, we ordered some tempura to start the meal, a rainbow roll, and a bunch of sushi (salmon, yellow tail, mackerel, inari). The size of the sushi still impressed, but the freshness didn't. While eating the rainbow roll (which came out first), my wife first noticed that the yellow tail tasted a bit fishy (I noticed as well). The whitefish also had a fishy taste to it. In terms of the sushi, both the salmon and the yellow tail had slight fishy tastes (I don't eat the mackerel because it's always fishy). It wasn't inedible, but it did make me question the freshness of the fish. I've had plenty of sushi and when it's good, the fishiness is not there. Maybe it was an off night for them, but last night's experience definitely knocked their rating down a star. read more

As a semi regular (once a week for lunch and dinner on occasion), I love Yellow Tail. I believe the quality of the sushi is the best this side of Atlanta. The fish is always fresh and the servers are always friendly. Sometimes service can be a little slow, but I justify this by realizing there is usually always only two server and they are busting their tail to serve the whole restaurant. If your wondering why they would only have two servers.....it is because they are not ALWAYS super busy, and servers only make $2.13 an hour (I was in the business for ten years so I can relate). Thanks Yellow Tail for having awesome sushi and GREAT deals for lunch. You can't beat the Bento Box deal for lunch. I always leave feeling satisfied. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar... hmmm what is different or good about this place? For starters is the long wait time. It took 45 minutes to get a few basic rolls. I thought they want to the savannah river with hans from deadliest catch to get my food. Price points are wayyy too high. I am all for paying higher prices for knowing my raw fish is handled safely and contains no possible food virus, but I didnt find that here. Similar to sushi bites,Kuroshio, Hamada, and the thousand other sushi places on every other main road therefor, at the I say again Whats the difference from all these? Nothin sub par sushi at high end prices. read more

Love this place. Ate here today with my Mom and my Wife. The food was GREAT!! We will be returning read more

First of all, my friend and I consistently come into this establishment for the sole fact that no one of decency in kennesaw is ever dining(I can only possibly fathom why), so we can enjoy at least a quiet subpar meal with no interruptions (especially from your server, who only checks on you once) Now, I want you to take a moment and close your eyes. You're standing in the middle of a barn in the sweltering, summer heat, surrounded by a plethora of farm animals. suddenly, you fall face flat into a pile of manure. You desperately try to gasp for fresh air, but someone forces your face deeper into it. That was the taste of their ramen. After waiting fifteen minutes to even check back on us, we explain the ramen was absolutely horrific to the server. She calls the manager, who for some reason was not at the restaurant, and returns ANOTHER fifteen minutes to inform us that they recently adopted a new rule which is "even if you don't like it, you buy it" currently as I write this, my friend is throwing up from the sewage they claimed was ramen. We have been loyal customers to this despairing establishment, but the next time I decide I want yellow tail, I'll just drive to my local farm and eat cow sh*t and throw up a twenty dollar bill. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - Here is the "ramen" that she "ate" and had to pay for. - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

Came here on a Sunday night around 7 with a party of 8 people. They must not have been prepared whatsoever (which is strange for a restaurant, because they should be able to perform well even at maximum capacity). The service was slow and confused even though we were one of only three tables. Orders came out completely out of order. Not nearly enough food for the price. For the French Kiss Roll, I got five pieces for $12. One piece of chicken yakitori is $2 and took longer than the soup, salad, and sushi combined. Gave two stars because the quality is slightly more above par, but not by much. Definitely will be returning to Ru Sans or Sushi Bites as my regular place. Tried branching out a bit, but just doesnt work for this place. Sorry. read more

Came here for lunch. Rolls on the maki combo were limited, but the sushi lunch with nigiri was really good! If you are a cali roll type of gal, lunch is probably a good option. If you are a spicy salmon roll type of gal, but don't dig nigiri, its probably not for you (for a decent price lunch). read more

Not a bad place for some quick sushi and its actually not that bad! I still prefer my regular sushi place (Kuroshio) but this would do in a pinch or if I were unable to get to Kuroshio for some reason. The food is fresh and the rolls, while being a little on the small side, were tasty and filling. The prices are pretty good as well and wont eat a hole in your wallet. Definitely worth a shot! read more

I've been twice and I was pleased both times. I've only been for lunch but I had the nigiri and roll combo. It comes with 6 pieces of nigiri, 1 roll, and soup or salad. The fish is fresh and the miso soup is good! read more

Ordered at 6:47....showed up at 9:05. Eggrolls were mushy and inedible. The fried shrimp was delicious and still warm. The sushi was good too but there were no utensils, no soy sauce or even napkins. When you deliver to a hotel please use your head! Sorry, never again. read more

Best sushi delivery north of I-285. Fresh traditional sushi delivered. Love the sushi and sashimi chef picks, if they are out of a specific selection they will call and offer a replacement, excellent customer service. Only feedback is they could send more ginger dressing...however my husband is addicted to it so I'm not sure there could be enough read more

Great place to eat - their tuna tartar is supurb! Sashimi great quality and sauces right amount of kick. Highly recommend read more

Okay, I have to admit, even though I only left 3 stars before, I have since ordered from Yellow Tail on a regular basis and have become a fan. Granted, I haven't eaten actually IN the restaurant in quite a long time, but I have tried several new dishes and loved all of them. Their Nabeyaki Udon is amazing and, because the rest of their hot soups are made with the same dashi broth, I'm excited to try the rest of their udon soups. The Snow White Roll and the Crab Delight Roll are my favorites and the Crab Angel roll is still a great staple. Their Miso soup is typically very good and they're always very good at remembering to not put ice in your drink if you ask. :) Also, they've just done the best thing and started offering DELIVERY SERVICES! Available on GrubHub and on their website. So now you don't have to leave your home to get sushi! It's the best! read more

I was expecting delivery to take forever, but it wasn't too bad at all. The food was just ok, though. I ordered a few rolls, and while they satisfied the craving, they weren't amazing. The only reason I ordered from here was b/c they delivered and I couldn't get out of the house. So as far as what I was looking for, they did good. Will I order again? Only if in a pinch. read more

It would've got no stars but that's not an option. Didn't get our order correct and with there being very little people in the restaurant the sushi took about 20 minutes to come out. I've been to way better quality places that were busy that took less time for the food to come out. The rolls were terrible. The taste was terrible. Sad excuse for sushi. read more

Yellow Tail Sushi & Bar - The crab wasn't even close to real, which is normal for places but cmon. This was sad. - Japanese Near Me - Acworth, Georgia

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I really try not to give bad reviews, but this one was really warranted. We were craving ramen and didn't want to drive to Duluth or Atlanta. We ordered the tonkatsu ramen...and it was literally the worst thing I've ever tasted. I wanted to take one bite and send it back. My husband's noodles were still stuck together in the shape of a rectangle. It had weird ham and meat that was jello-y and gray. Guys, it was terrible. AND we spent $37.00 for weird noodle crap and two mediocre rolls because we couldn't finish the soup. I was wondering why we were the only ones there on a Friday night, but now I know why. Save yourself the heartache and drive to Duluth or Atlanta for good Ramen. read more

Few things make me frustrated, but paying for bad food is definitely one of them. Took over a hour (close to a hour and a half after placing order) to have them deliver the food and the sushi tastes gross. The seaweed salad is oily and the fish tastes old. Will never eat here again read more

Best thing we had was the bacon wrapped scallops. Food inspection was 80%, poor service and mediocre rolls. GO TO KUROSHIOS OFF BARRETT PARKWAY INSTEAD!! read more

Best Japanese Restaurant in Kennesaw. And I'm not going to compare it to the supposedly 4 star fake Hibachi style Japanese restaurants in town. If you want real Japanese food, get it right the first time, and go here. Real Japanese management, and Sushi Chef. They have Katsu Curry, Oyakodonburi, Soba, and lots of other decent items worth trying. read more

This was some of the worst sushi I've ever had. They were out of things I wanted. Nothing looked fresh, I actually saw the sushi chef going in and out of a freezer that I'm pretty sure wasn't even labeled for freshness. I actually prayed over the food extra hard, because I was scared of catching something. I almost left, but I was the only person there at the time, so I thought I would give it a go. The servers don't seem happy to be there. They seem to just be going through the motions of life. read more

We ordered hibatchi for delivery and it was fantastic. We got the filet mignon and chicken combos, and we got a side of vegetable noodles and spring rolls. Everything was delicious like you would expect to get from a hibatchi place, but especially because it was delivery. Best fried rice I've had since I moved to Georgia almost 3 years ago. So yeah, 5 out of 5, will order again. This is now definitely my go-to for takeout. read more

The first time I ordered from this place, was for sushi night for my mother and I. We ordered quite a lot and were excited because of the amount of sushi offered. I also ordered the miso soup. The sushi was less then what we expected even though they gave a lot. The miso soup felt like they gave me old tofu and soup. For a while as I was eating it, I didn't even think there was tofu until I saw they had all sunk to the bottom. It shouldn't have been at the bottom. I ordered again tonight forgetting my experience and got again less than I paid for. I ordered their Tonkotsu Ramen Noodle Soup. In the description it said Roasted Pork and had a photo that would suggest it was an actual slice of roasted pork, yet what I was served instead was...spam. Three blocks of spam. I was heartbroken. As well as the disappointing meat quality, the broth included had no flavor, even after I added my own chili paste. I can't even speak about the Beef Steak Teriyaki I ordered with the ramen. Just not a good meal. This is the last time I will be ordering from this restaurant and I hope others don't make the same mistake as I did. read more

Went in for lunch. Restaurant was completely empty. Waited for nearly 40 minutes and never received food. Asked waiter where our food was and the slow service was blamed on a "new chef" even though she said she forgot to put in our orders. Astounding this can happen when the place is empty!!! Not sure how they stay in business with service like this. I am not the first to say this. read more